One of the reasons that we chose Freeport Whale and Seabird Tours at Freeport NS for our whale watching excursion was that we had seen it written that one of the really good restaurants in Nova Scotia is located at the dock and that the ticket office for the whale watching tour is located in the restaurant, Lavena's Catch Cafe.
When we arrived we confirmed our reservations for whale watching and got a table for lunch on the deck, where we watched the workboats go by in the inlet separating Long Island from Brier Island, and the comings and goings of the Brier Island Ferry. I didn't pay strict attention to everything on the menu because I spied Liver and Onions where I stalled. I had been on a menu of "catch" for about 2 weeks and it seemed like the time and the place for Liver and Onions.
While we waited to be served, Tanne was "working the room" and at the next table she found Heather, who graduated from high school with her but had moved away and made her life in Wisconsin. We had a delightful visit with Heather and her husband, and that continued in the afternoon onboard the Georgie Porgie for the whale watching tour.
Heather and Tanne
I wish that I had taken a picture of my meal but I really did not expect to find "the best I ever had" Liver and Onions at a maritime cafe in Nova Scotia and so was guilty of underestimating the meal. I did not realize what I had until I had torn into it. The very generous portion of liver was tender and tasty, mounded with onions and bacon, and served with cole slaw and sweet potato fries.
Beef liver and onions is comfort food to me and always brings back memories of the dinner table at the farm and meals prepared by Virginia which caused fertilizer and seed salesmen to schedule their sales call for around 11:45'ish. Also the liver and onions sometimes served as a menu special by Falls Landing is a pretty good standard for comparison as well, but the best I ever had was had that day at Lavena's Catch Cafe in Freeport, NS.
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